The Democratic States of Dibbenia is a huge, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 504 million Dibbenians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Coloboma. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Dibbenian economy, worth 31.7 trillion Dibbenian Credits a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,837 Dibbenian Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Public hospital staff roll their eyes at anything less than a heart attack, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dibbenia's national animal is the Bengal Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dibbenia is ranked 276,889^th in the world and 12^th in Gay Equality for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.